Allah doesn’t just say, “Don’t be sad”, He actually went to the root cause; the root cause was some kind of failure, some kind of disappointment that kind of wore you down, and it started taking away your own confidence, your own belief that you can actually do better…

What is the reason for that Qiblah – from Aqsa, Jerusalem – to be changed back to this House? There are lots of reasons. Well, what’s the reason in the Quran? We saw your face already turning to the sky. So we are turning you in direction of the Qiblah so you could be happy.

Relax guys. The deen doesn’t teach you to hate non Muslims. This faith came to bring dignity to all human beings. Allah says: We gave respect to the children of Adam. So every child of Adam (peace be upon him) has been given respect by whom? By Allah. How do you not give them respect?

The first bit of advice for everyone is that you have to identify “when does the sin happen? When I’m by myself? Where am I when it happens? What times does it happen?” And if you can identify the problem times, places, and situations, you have to try to change those situations.